FR 552 "Battle of Lexington" $20 C.G.C. 62PQ

FR 552 "BATTLE OF LEXINGTON" 1882 $20 "DATE BACK" PITTS, PA 2nd CHARTER # 2278 GRADED BOTH PCGS & CGC 62PQ- FINEST KNOWN CGC TO DATE! THE FR 577 $10 IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE EBAY STORE THAT GOES WITH THIS $20!

THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON WAS A MILITARY CONFLICT BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE THIRTEEN COLONIES IN AMERICA DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. GENERAL THOMAS GAGE RECEIVED INSTRUCTION FROM SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM LEGGE TO DISARM THE REBELS AND TO IMPRISON THE LEADERS OF THE REBELLION. GENERAL THOMAS SENT BRITISH TROOPS (THE "REDCOATS") TO CAPTURE THE PATRIOT SAMUEL ADAMS AND JOHN HANCOCK. THE BATTLE HAD OVER 100 SPECTATORS, NO ONE KNOWS WHO FIRED THE FIRST SHOT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BUT MANY BELIEVE IT WAS A SPECTATOR. THE BATTLE ENDED WITH RETREAT FROM THE COLONISTS WHO WERE GREATLY OUTNUMBERED BY BRITISH TROOPS.